| Location: | FRANZ 1178 |
| Lectures: | MWF 10:00-10:50 |
| Text: | Calculus for Biology and Medicine, Third Edition. C. Neuhauser. |
| Course Homepage: | http://www.math.ucla.edu/~aduncan/3b.2.12w/ |
| Instructor: | Alexander Duncan |
| Office: | MS 6236 |
| Office Hours: | M9:00-9:50, M11:00-11:50, W9:00-9:50 |
| Teaching Assistant: | William Chen |
| Office: | MS 3969 |
| Office Hours: | W2:00-3:00 |
| Section 2a: | MS 5118 T10:00-10:50 |
| Section 2b: | MS 5118 R10:00-10:50 |
| Teaching Assistant: | Erik Walsberg |
| Office: | MS 6153 |
| Office Hours: | T2:30-3:30 |
| Section 2c: | GEOLOGY 4660 T10:00-10:50 |
| Section 2d: | BOELTER 5272 R10:00-10:50 |
| Teaching Assistant: | Siddharth Bhaskar |
| Office: | MS 2903 |
| Office Hours: | R1:00-2:00 |
| Section 2e: | MS 6201 T10:00-10:50 |
| Section 2f: | MS 6201 R10:00-10:50 |
This is a course in integral calculus, differential equations, and multivariable differential calculus. The prerequisite course is Math 3A.
We will be covering chapters
6.1, 6.2, 6.3.1-3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.1-7.4.2,
8.1, 8.2.1, 9.4,
10.1, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3,
10.3, 10.4.1, 10.5.3, 10.6.1 and 10.6.2
from the text.
A tentative schedule can be found here.
Please check the course website regularly for announcements.
(Mar 9) Information about the final exam has been posted. Problem set 7 is posted below.
(Mar 2) Problem set 6 is posted below.
(Feb 27) Midterm 2 solutions have been posted below.
(Feb 24) My office hours next week (Feb 27 - Mar 2) will be Monday 9:00-9:50, Wednesday 9:00-9:50 and Wednesday 11:00-11:50.
(Feb 24) Problem set 5 is posted below. Please note that there was a typo in the syllabus: we will be covering 10.2.2 not 10.2.3.
(Feb 17) Information for Midterm 2 has been posted below. My office hours next week (Feb 20 - Feb 24) will be Wednesday 9:00-9:50, Wednesday 11:00-11:50, and Friday 11:00-11:50. Problem set 5 will be posted next Friday (Feb 24).
(Feb 10) Problem set 4 is posted below.
(Feb 2) Problem set 3 is posted below. Midterm 1 marks have been posted and solutions can be found below.
(Jan 27) Problem set 2 is posted below.
(Jan 23) Information for Midterm 1 has been posted below. My office hours next week (Jan 30 - Feb 3) will be Thursday, 9:00-9:50 and Friday, 11:00-12:50. Problem set 2 will be posted this Friday (Jan 27).
(Jan 13) Problem set 1 is posted below.
(Jan 16) No lecture (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
(Jan 20) Problem Set 1 Due
(Jan 30) Midterm 1
(Feb 3) Problem Set 2 Due
(Feb 10) Problem Set 3 Due
(Feb 17) Problem Set 4 Due
(Feb 20) No lecture (Presidents' Day)
(Feb 27) Midterm 2
(Mar 2) Problem Set 5 Due
(Mar 9) Problem Set 6 Due
(Mar 16) Problem Set 7 Due
(Mar 23) Final Exam
Your final grade will be computed using the higher of the following two schemes. Final grades are subject to scaling. There will be no make-up midterms and no marks for late problem sets. The lowest problem set mark will be dropped.
If you will miss a midterm for any reason, please see me as soon as possible. Any requests for regrading must be within two weeks after the midterms or problem sets are returned.
Scheme 1
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Scheme 2
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All course grades will be available online at my.ucla.edu. Note that the due dates and number of problem sets are tentative.
Both midterm exams will take place during regular class time in the regular classroom. No calculators, books, notes or formula sheets will be allowed. The questions will be similar to the problems in the textbook. You will not be asked to reproduce proofs from the text.
You will be responsible for the following material from the text:
You do not need to memorize formula 6.1, but you should know the arithmetic series formula from Example 6.1.3. We will not be covering section 6.3.4 or 6.3.5.
All of the material from the midterm 1 may be on midterm 2. However, the focus will be on the following material from the text:
You do not need to memorize the solutions to the various differential equations in section 8.1. However, you are responsible for being able to find their solutions.
The final exam is cumulative: all material from the course will be tested. All concepts in the course will be (roughly) evenly represented. In addition to the material from the midterms, the following will be tested on the exam:
You do not need to sketch 3D graphs, however you are responsible for interpreting them. You do not need to read "A Sufficient Condition Based on Eigenvalues" from page 550-555.
There will be a new problem set approximately every week, except when there is a midterm.
| Problem Set 1 | due Friday, January 20 6.1: 10, 18, 22, 28, 31, 35, 46, 48, 62, 65 6.2: 3, 4, 10, 42, 46 |
| Problem Set 2 | due Friday, February 3 7.1: 12, 20, 28, 36, 49, 56 7.2: 2, 10, 15, 20, 34, 44, 47, 54, 62, 66 |
| Problem Set 3 | due Friday, February 10 7.3: 1, 4, 6, 10, 16, 20, 24, 34, 44, 52 |
| Problem Set 4 | due Friday, February 17 7.4: 4, 8, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30 8.1: 4, 8, 14, 34, 46, 50 |
| Problem Set 5 | due Friday, March 2 9.4: 14, 24, 30, 40, 60 10.1: 6, 12, 14, 18 10.2: 12, 16, 20, 22 |
| Problem Set 6 | due Friday, March 9 10.3: 6, 10, 16, 22, 30, 34, 42, 46 10.4: 4, 8, 10, 14, 22, 26, 28 |
| Problem Set 7 | due Friday, March 16 10.5: 20, 34, 38, 40 10.6: 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 24 Note: We did not learn about the Hessian matrix. Use the theorem on page 548, instead. |
The lowest problem set grade will be dropped. Problem sets should be handed in at the beginning of lecture or it will be considered late. Late assignments will be given a mark of 0. If you suspect that you are unable to hand in a problem set on time in lecture, please let me know so we can make alternate arrangements. Any requests for regrading must be within two weeks after the problem set is returned.
Collaboration is strongly encouraged. Your fellow students are the most valuable resource at this university. However, please be sure that you hand in your own work.
Do not hand in your first draft. All problem sets should follow the following presentation guidelines.
Significant deviation from these guidelines will result in a penalty.